Vocabulary
Villages
Hunting and Fishing
Gathering Food
Ceremonies and Religion
100
What word means a settlement set up to teach religion?
mission
100
How many people might live in a chumash village?
As few as 60 to 75, or as many as a thousand
100
What was one way the Chumash caught fish?
Possible answers: fish traps, nets, fishhooks attached to a line, harpoons, and spears.
100
What was the most important plant food in the Chumash diet?
acorns
100
What were some common activitiesat Chumash festivals?
dancing, singing, team sports, trading
200
What word means a place where something is located?
site
200
In Chumash villages, what did the houses look like?
They were dome shaped with a hole for fire smoke and a door made of whale ribs.
200
What types of animals did the Chumash hunt?
Deer, elk, antelope, rabbits, squirrels.
200
Were the Chumash farmers? Why or why not?
No: they gathered and ate wild plants, and they didn't grow any crops.
200
When was the most important celebration of the year held?
winter solstice
300
What word means the way of life of a particular people, including customs, religion, ideas, inventions, and tools?
culture
300
What did the Chumash make their homes out of?
They used plants and trees found in the area, plus whale ribs for the door.
300
Why did Chumash hunters often disguise themselves with animal skins?
So they could get close to the animals they were hunting to kill them with spears or arrows.
300
What did Chumash women do with the acorns?
They mashed them into a flour that they used to make breadlike loaves and other foods.
300
To which religion did the Spanish missionaries hope to convert the Chumash?
Christian or Catholic
400
What word means a person sent by a religious group to spread its religion?
missionary
400
What were the two kinds of leaders in a Chumash village?
Chiefs and Shamans.
400
What was the Chumash plank canoe used for fishing called?
tomol
400
Besides eating, what else did the Chumash use plants and herbs for?
medicines
400
Which important Chumash leaders do scholars believe were the only people allowed to enter the caves for paining?
Shaman
500
What word means something that is passed down from parents to children?
hereditary
500
On which group of islands were some Chumash villages located?
Channel Islands off the coast of California.
500
Besides fish, what other types of sea animals did the Chumash hunt?
seals, sea lions, otters, dolphins
500
What kind of shellfish did the Chumash gather on the shore?
clams
500
Who was in charge of choosing the site for the special dances and other activities at Chumash festivals?
the paxa
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